Jaden Greathouse
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish – No. 1 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 29, 2004[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Westlake (Austin, Texas) |
Jaden Greathouse (born October 29, 2004)[1] is an American college football wide receiver for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
High school career
[edit]Greathouse attended Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. A multi-sport athlete, Greathouse also played basketball with Westlake in addition to football.[2] As a freshman, he recorded 47 receptions for 715 yards and ten touchdowns as a varsity starter.[3] As a junior, Greathouse tallied 66 receptions for 1,274 yards and 20 touchdowns, helping lead Westlake to their third consecutive state championship.[4] He followed that up with an additional 915 yards receiving as a senior.[5] A four-star recruit, Greathouse committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame over offers from Texas, Oklahoma, and South Carolina.[6][7]
College career
[edit]In his collegiate debut against Navy, Greathouse hauled in three receptions for 68 yards and two touchdowns.[8] Despite dealing with a lingering hamstring injury throughout his freshman season, Greathouse finished the year totaling 18 receptions for 265 yards and five touchdowns.[9] The following season in the 2025 Orange Bowl against Penn State, he recorded seven catches for 105 yards and a touchdown, a 54-yard pass from Riley Leonard, en route to a 27–24 victory.[10]
Statistics
[edit]| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Games | Receiving | ||||||||
| GP | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||||
| 2023 | 12 | 18 | 265 | 14.7 | 5 | |||||
| 2024 | 15 | 36 | 464 | 12.9 | 2 | |||||
| Career[11] | 27 | 54 | 729 | 13.5 | 7 | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b @ChansiStuckey (October 29, 2023). "We've got two guys to celebrate today! Happy Birthday to JG and Armel!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved May 21, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "No Time to Rest for Westlake Multi-Sport Standout". spectrumlocalnews.com. January 29, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Know the Name: What Jaden Greathouse accomplished that Drew Brees, Justin Tucker, Nick Foles and Sam Ehlinger did not at Austin Westlake". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. June 16, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Boynton, Eric (July 15, 2022). "Texas 17th-ranked WR Jaden Greathouse doesn't commit to South Carolina football". The Greenville News. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Greathouse expected to 'step in right away' with receiving corps". Greathouse expected to ‘step in right away’ with receiving corps - The Observer. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Jones, Thomas (July 15, 2022). "Westlake receiver Jaden Greathouse commits to Notre Dame over Texas, OU, South Carolina". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Sampson, Pete (July 15, 2022). "Notre Dame lands 4-star WR Jaden Greathouse". The Athletic. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Ladd, Madeline (September 1, 2023). "Greathouse in rare company after dazzling debut game". The Observer. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ Berardino, Mike (April 16, 2024). "Jaden Greathouse hopes his hamstrings won't hold him back this fall for Notre Dame football". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Gordon, Colby (January 10, 2025). "College Football Playoff: Westlake product Jaden Greathouse shines for Notre Dame". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ "Jaden Greathouse College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
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